Goldia Marshall Shigley, 89, formerly of Chalmers, died Sunday, Oct. 6, at George Davis Manor; West Lafayette. She had been a patient there since Sept. 19.

She was born Sept. 18, 1902, to Milt and Emma Dillard Marshall, in Chalmers. She was married April 29, 1926 to Harry F. Shigley, who died Jan. 27, 1968.

She graduated from Chalmers High School and received her teaching certificate from Madam Blaker's in Indianapolis.

She taught in White County all her life. She taught grades 1-8 at Watson School, near Wolcott, then taught at Spring Creek School, near Brookston. She then taught the first grade at Chalmers from 1922-35 and then first and second grades there from 1935-52. She taught second grade at Brookston, from 1953-56. For eight years she didn't teach on a regular basis. She returned to Chalmers, in 1964, as a first grade teacher and stayed there until retirement in May 1969.

She and four other teachers were honored by the Chalmers Civic Club in 1982, for their years of service with what is now the Frontier School Corp.

She was a member of Chalmers Community Church.  She was an inactive life member of Kappa Kappa Sigma Sorority, Chalmers and a former member of the Book Club, White Co. Teachers Association, and National Retired Teachers Association.

Survivors include two sisters, Mrs Tessie Rogers, Ashland, Ohio and Mrs Edith Oliak, Douglas, Ariz., and several  nieces and nephews. Two brothers and three sisters are deceased.

The funeral was Wednesday at Hartzler Funeral Home, Brookston, with the Rev Loren
Shuman officiating.

Burial was in Chalmers Community Cemetery.